Postcode sector · London
Crime in SE22 2
How much crime is recorded in SE22 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Southwark
- Region
- London
- Population
- 1,604 (2024)
SE22 2Postcode sector · London
How safe is SE22 2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE22 2, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE22 2National
Burglary11.59.1
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft2.94.5
Bicycle theft2.81.0
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Theft from the person1.72.1
Public order1.24.6
Drugs1.12.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.61.4
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.